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==Situational assessment==
==Situational assessment==
In brief, situation awareness (SA) is viewed as "a state of knowledge," and situational assessment as "the processes" used to achieve that knowledge. The most widely cited and accepted model of SA was developed by Dr. Mica Endsley, argues that "it is important to distinguish the term situation awareness, as a state of knowledge, from the processes used to achieve that state. These processes, which may vary widely among individuals and contexts, will be referred to as situational assessment or the process of achieving, acquiring, or maintaining SA." Note that SA is not only produced by the processes of situational assessment, it also drives those same processes in a recurrent fashion. For example, one's current awareness can determine what one pays attention to next and how one interprets the information perceived. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situation_awareness# wiki]</ref>
In brief, situation awareness (SA) is viewed as "a state of knowledge," and situational assessment as "the processes" used to achieve that knowledge. The most widely cited and accepted model of SA was developed by Dr. Mica Endsley, argues that "it is important to distinguish the term situation awareness, as a state of knowledge, from the processes used to achieve that state. These processes, which may vary widely among individuals and contexts, will be referred to as situational assessment or the process of achieving, acquiring, or maintaining SA." Note that SA is not only produced by the processes of situational assessment, it also drives those same processes in a recurrent fashion. For example, one's current awareness can determine what one pays attention to next and how one interprets the information perceived. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situation_awareness# wiki]</ref>
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